AI is now the best friend IT ever had

If you look past the hype, existential concerns, and fear that Alexa is a CIA mole, there are some genuinely exciting developments happening in the world of artificial intelligence. Some of these have very specific applications, such as medical imaging, diagnostic capabilities, or satellite imagery recognition. Others, like digital assistants -- or even robots -- are poised to dramatically impact how we live and work on a broader scale. Of course, most of us care about more than just a series of clever tricks. We want AI that does more than the bare minimum -- which thus far has been defined as tedious manual tasks that are a nuisance for humans to complete.